employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
pickled vegetables; pickles
three kinds; three varieties
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
individual; one by one; separate; each
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
wrong; different; not like that
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to